MINDARIE MINERAL SANDS PROJECT South Australia

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1 MINDARIE MINERAL SANDS PROJECT South Australia Australia-China Resources Symposium Adelaide, South Australia 11 July 2012 Eddy Wu CEO Murray Zircon Pty Ltd 1

2 About Murray Zircon Established in June 2011, Murray Zircon Pty Ltd (MZ) is a joint venture between Orient Zirconic Science and Technology Industry Co. Ltd. (OZC) and Australian Zircon NL (AZC) with 65% and 35% ownership respectively. The Company s primary asset is the Mindarie Mineral Sands Project, located 150km east of Adelaide. MZ s product will be heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) which will be separated (by others) to produce Zircon, Ilmenite and Rutile. MZ also holds an exploration tenement portfolio covering over 11,000 km² within the Murray Basin in South Australia and the Wimmera in Victoria. 2

3 About Orient Zirconic Guangdong Orient Zirconic Ind. Scientific & Technical Company Ltd (OZC), is one of China s leading zircon processing companies and is headquartered at Shantou in Guangdong Province (about 485km north east of Hong Kong). OZC has the most comprehensive range of zirconium products in the world, including zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxychloride, fused zirconia, zirconia structural ceramic and zirconium sponge, etc. OZC is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Code:002167) with a market capitalisation over A$ 1.22 Billion*. *Share price and exchange rate on 06/07/

4 Location of Mindarie Project and Exploration Tenements 4

5 Location of Mindarie Project Mindarie 5

6 Mindarie Project History The Mindarie Project was originally developed by Australian Zircon Limited in The mine commenced operations in October 2007 following the construction of a Primary Concentrator Plant (PCP) and Mineral Separation Plant (MSP). In October 2009 the project was placed on care & maintenance. 6

7 Mindarie Project Redevelopment As part of its strategy to redevelop Mindarie, MZ proactively assumed responsibility for all remaining rehabilitation liability over previously mined areas. MZ s rehabilitation efforts commenced in August 2011 and were completed in March MZ initiated refurbishment of the PCP and associated wet plant facilities in October MZ successfully established positive relationships with the local community and all the landowners compensation agreements have been updated. In April 2012, MZ received regulatory approval of its Program for Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation (PEPR) from DMITRE of South Australia. 7

8 Rehabilitation works Area 3 Area 1 Area 2 Area 4 Area 5 Area 6a Aerial Photo: March 2011 Phased Rehabilitation Milestones Overburden Completed December 2011 Sub-soil replacement Completed February 2012 Top-soil replacement Completed March 2012 Cropping Completed April/May 2012

9 Mindarie Project Current Status Primary Concentrate Plant refurbishment/upgrade activities are ongoing and anticipated to be completed in August Mining contract and product logistics contract are anticipated to be finalised in July/August A new mining slurry unit is being fabricating and a new slurry pumping system will be completed in September. Resumption of mining and recommissioning of the PCP is anticipated to begin early in the 4 th Quarter Export of HMC product is expected before the end of

10 Mindarie Project Mineral Resource and Reserves Over 20 years mine life at production rate of 120,000 tonnes HMC per annum *2009 Mineral Resource and Reserve Estimates in accordance with the JORC Code by Snowden 10

11 Highlights of Planned Operations Only Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC) will be produced at Mindarie. HMC will be transported from Mindarie by truck to the port, with seven to ten B-Doubles per day. HMC will be stockpiled at the port and bulk shipped to a processing facility in China for separation of zircon and various titanium minerals. OZC internal demand for zircon will support the Mindarie project. The current production target will be 10,000 tonnes/month HMC (@90% HM) for an initial period. 11

12 Mindarie Project Value Adding Vertical integration strategy: secure demand and secure supply Take advantage of downstream processing to maximize the recoverable value of mineral by achieving better recovery and lower costs Improved moving hole mining method to control the mining cost Upgraded automation pumping and processing facilities to improve production efficiencies and maximise production rate Re-optimization of block model to minimise the strip ratio and maximise total minable reserves 12

13 Future Exploration Potential The exploration potential for Murray Zircon tenements is significant Proposed Resource Drilling Area 13

14 Future Exploration Potential $1.6 million exploration program was carried out in 2011/2012 financial year with very encouraging results. Regional Drill Traverses 14

15 Summary Murray Zircon is confident in the success of Mindarie Project The value adding of OZC to the project is significant and OZC will also rewarded by the vertical integration strategy Murray Zircon will focus on the long term development of the project by increasing the investment on regional exploration thus maximize the value of the project The success of Mindarie Project will be a positive demonstration to the potential Chinese investors who have the intention to invest in South Australia 15

16 For further information contact: Eddy Wu Larry Liu Murray Zircon Pty Ltd Level 6 West 50 Grenfell Street Adelaide, SA info@murrayzircon.com.au Website: 16